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Nightmarch: June 16, 2009
The Diamond ogling den (Soi Diamond) once more has arguably one of the finest dancing line-ups in Fun Town, although it could arguably be re-named Silicon Valley.
Management has re-started running its popular regular monthly dance contests, a feature of the den since 2003. In June, however, they have decided to try something a little different by staging three theme parties. The first of these took place on Wednesday 10 June and was tagged as simply a ‘white party'. As the name suggests, the theme was white: so partygoers were asked to wear white. On Saturday night 20 June the theme changes colour to ‘black', so black will be the featured and expected colour, while the final party is on Tuesday 30 June and will be a ‘red' party. No prizes for guessing the expected colour.
Diamond offers a pretty reasonable range when it comes to drinks prices with draught amber at 55 baht all night and most other thirst quenchers just 95 baht. For those who want to open a bottle of liver wasting liquid the price is 2,000 baht, but with free mixers.
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Where there's a closed door leading to an already constructed den of the chrome pole, there will always, so it seems, be potential operators. The times may be a bleak, but down in Soi 15 off Walking Street the defunct shell formerly known as Sakura Club 69 has apparently been sold for a reported couple of million baht.
From what I understand, there are two European owners who plan to re-open the den and see if they can succeed where others have failed. I wish them good luck, because it will take a lot of money, commitment, and genuine business savvy to stay afloat in these truly tough times.
The latest news I have suggests the den will open for business once again on Saturday night 20 June. This will mean there are still 52 dens of the chrome pole operating on or about Walking Street and a total of 77 across the length and breadth of Fun Town.
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The Kitten Club/Obsessions ogling den (Pattayaland Soi 2) underwent a complete remodelling a few months back after being forced to close for some misdemeanour or other.
While the new layout is more attractive than the previous rabbit-warren incarnation, the overall quality of the dancing damsels is borderline freak show. Apart from the cocks-in-frocks brigade, the genuine distaff dancing damsels are a mixed bunch. While a couple are arguably attractive (and given the lighting I think they may well have started life as boys), most are either overweight or just plain frightening, with one who could have had a walk-on part in Night of the Living Dead.
Drink prices are ridiculous for what's on offer: 150 baht for a liver waster, 139 baht for a lady drink, and 79 baht for draught amber. Perhaps it's no surprise that while I was in the joint I saw only two other customers. Not worth a cracker unless your tastes run to the gender-confused.
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The management of the Sisterz ogling den (Walking Street) has once again revamped their happy hour pricing structure with draught Chang retailing at just 38 baht until 10 PM. The same impost applies for house liver wasters and lolly water while bottled Tiger, Chang, Singha Light, and cheap Scotch goes off at just 49 baht.
Other good value happy hours include Windmill Club (Soi Diamond), where the number of private parts fondlers always seems to be around 30 or more and happy hour runs from 7 until 10 PM with draught amber fluid at 45 baht and liver wasters just 50 baht.
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The former Black and White chrome pole palace in the Covent Garden complex in Soi 16 off Walking Street has re-opened under yet another new name: Sin City . Certainly an appropriate moniker. I don't know whether it's the same ownership as before or whether the den has yet again been sold.
This bar's lineage (so far) is as follows: it began as Babewatch, closed, re-opened with new owners as Taboo, closed yet again, and re-opened as Black and White, again with new owners. From what I can see so far, the only people making any money out of the place are the landlords.
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The sign says it all really: 15 beer bars for sale. It's a new complex getting closer to completion by the day on Walking Street, on the waterfront side about 100 metres or so into the thoroughfare heading south. If anyone remembers that dreadful shambles called the Pinky Girls ogling den, then you'll know the whereabouts of this new setup. As with anything involving nightlife there are bound to be a few people with the collective IQ of a garden gnome prepared to shell out what appears to be a miniscule handful of shekels for a premium spot on the premier tourist street in Pattaya. Some may even make some money.
The whole complex should be open in time for the White Elephant season and be ready to accommodate the undoubted hordes who will be flocking to Pattaya for the traditional low (rainy) period.
Further down the road, the former Gamebird beer boozer is up for lease. Located right at the start of the alley leading to the popular New Living Dolls 1 ogling den, you would think it would be a prime location. That said, I haven't seen much evidence of great business success on the site over the years.
Even further down the road, but going through Soi Lucky Star, the site of the original Club Insomnia late night boogie barn and the Lam Morrison heavy metal nightclub has been knocked down. Just what will be built on the old site I don't know.
Over on the corner of Soi VC and Pratumnak Road, the long-established and formerly quite popular Manhattan Cafe and snooker hall was knocked down a few months ago. It was looking tired and tawdry, but that hasn't stopped many places from continuing in business over the years. Just what will emerge in its place we'll have to wait and see.
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It looks as though the Goodfellas late night lounge lizard libation joint (Walking Street) has finally worked out what it wants to be. After flirting with the idea of trying to compete with the likes of Lucifers and Club Insomnia in the head-banging stakes, Goodfellas has now settled into a more laid-back operation with a highly competent jazz band as the centrepiece of their entertainment. Considering this is the only place on Walking Street offering this kind of subdued entertainment it should prove a success for those looking for something different, or who want to impress a lady of their nocturnal fantasies.
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Wandered into the First chrome pole palace (Soi 8) early one evening and what I saw was somewhat surprising. I wasn't really expecting much and my first impression was of an oversized den, nicely appointed, but lacking character and that hard-to-get ingredient: ambience. By the time I left, admittedly after only one drink, I have to say I thought it wasn't such a bad place.
There's a happy hour from 7-10 PM with bottled amber fluid and house liver wasters retailing at just 60 baht; the music is a bit old hat (I think I heard at least two Boney-M tunes), but the really plus side were the numbers and overall quality of the dancing maidens. They range in age from young to veteran status. Shape-wise, most were lean and fit, with a couple of standard porkers that every bar seems to keep for those who like their women of portly dimensions. The mamasan was friendly without being pushy. Definitely worth a visit.
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More than a few stories have made the mainstream Pattaya news recently regarding men who have accepted libations from the hands of damsels of dubious virtue whom they have just met and were planning to get to ‘know', in the Biblical sense that is.
These thirst quenchers have turned out to pack more punch than a Rocky Marciano left hook, and instead of enjoying a bout of mattress dancing, the walking wallets have woken up with a throbbing big head instead of a satisfied small head.
Naturally, the lady is long gone, as is the contents of the punter's wallet. As times get tougher on the financial treadmill, so the needy and the greedy become ever more desperate and cunning. Basically, if you are offered a thirst reliever by a damsel you've known for about five minutes pretend to be a true romantic and suggest the pair of you share the liquid together: but make sure she goes first. Either that or tell her you are a descendant of the warriors of Troy and suspect she might have had a bit of Greek in her, so it's against your cultural mores to accept.
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This news is presented courtesy of Duncan Stearn
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A keen observer of the social scene, he is also the author of Pattaya 'Patpong on Steroids'
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